The state of New Jersey passed a medical marijuana law back in 2010. When the law was enacted, it named six specific conditions for which the use of medical marijuana can be prescribed by a physician. These include Lou Gehrig’s disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis); terminal cancer; inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease; muscular dystrophy; multiple sclerosis; and any illness for which the prognosis is less than a year. It is also available for those with HIV and…
One of the unfortunate facts of life for veterans of all branches of America’s Armed Forces is that those who submit claims for disability benefits are all too often met with denials of their claims. After having served your country willingly, this can feel like a slap in the face. It’s important not to get disheartened, and to remember that though the VA has a fairly high denial rate, they also have a high error rate and in many cases…
On January 1, 2017, New Jersey is implementing Criminal Justice Reform that is a result of us voting to amend the New Jersey Constitution in 2014. Criminal Justice reform will change two major areas of how a criminal case is processed through the system. Those two areas are Bail Reform and Speedy Trial. The new changes will further the notion that those accused of crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty and that those accused of crimes have a constitutional…